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Barotrauma

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Definition: Injury following pressure changes; includes injury to the eustachian tube, ear drum, lung and stomach.  inj caused by pressure changes: not restricted to ear; IM; coord with organ injured by pressure with /inj; also available is BLAST INJURIES   
See Also Decompression Sickness; High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
Examples Blast Injuries; Decompression Sickness 		Other names Barotraumas

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